Railroad-rail holder.



J. E. FOGLE.

Patented June 13, 1916.

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; n s'rEs PA ENT orrion- JENNINGS E. FOGLE, OF BROWNSVILLE, OREGON, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-SIXTH TO FRANK LIGHT, OF SALEM, OREGON, ONE-SIXTH TO JOHN DEWAYNE DENSMORE, 0F SCIO', OREGON, AND ONE-SIXTH TO PAUL Gr. KOIEIBLIN, OF SHEDDS, OREGON.

RAILROAD-RAIL HOLDER.

Application filed October 26, 1915. Serial No; 58,011 1 To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JENNINGS E. FoeLn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brownsville, in the county of Linn and State of Oregon, have invented certain new'and useful Improvements in Railroad-Rail Holders, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to railroad rail holders, and has for its principal object the productionof a'simple and eflicient means for retaining the rails in their correct positions upon the ties.

Another objectof this invention is the production of a railroad rail holder wherein Y a base plate is provided whichis adapted to be positioned upon a tie, after which the tread plates which engage the rails arethen positioned upon the base plate so as to be positively retained in their correct set positions upon the base plate, so that when the rail is positioned in engagement therewith it will be retained permanently in its correct position. o

Another object of this invention is the production of a railroad rail holder wherein the tread plates and base plate are so constructed as to allow the tread plates to be interchangeable for accommodating various sized rails, these plates being provided with simple and eflicient means for positively retaining the same in set positions when assembled. i

With these and other objects in View this invention consists of certain novel combinations, constructions, and (arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed. 7

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of the railroad rail holder illustrating the same in use. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the device as constructed in accordance with this invention, a rail being shown in section. on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 4: is a top plan view of the railroad rail holder, the rail being removed. Fig. 5 is a detailed perspective view of the base plate. Fig. 6 is a-sectional view taken on the line 66 of Fig. 4, Fim' 7 is a detailed perspective view of one of t'li e' looking in the direction of the arrows.

tread plates. Fig. 8 is an enlarged frag- Specification of Letters Patent.

Fig. 3 is a section taken Patented June 13, 1916.

'mentary sectional View of a portion of the base plate, illustrating the manner in which the spurs dig into the tier Fig. 9 is a section taken on the line 99 of Fig. 8. Fig. 10

is a transverse section through the device shown in assembled position, and showing the manner in which the tread plates may be interchanged. Fig. ll' is a plan view of a slightly modified form of the base plate.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals it will be seen that the railroad rail holder comprises a base member 1, which 1s preferably rectangular, as clearly shown inFig; 5. This base plate 1 is provided ad jac'e'nt its corners with'the spike openings 2,

the portion of the metal which. is struck from these openings being bent downwardly to provide or constitute the spurs 3. These spurs 3 are provided with pointed lower ends 4, facilitating their insertion into-the ties when the device is being assembled. It

from the plate 1 are each to extend at right angles to the two adj acentspurs so that the elongated slots 5 formed at a distance from each other, thereby forming a reinforcing strip 6. Another slot 7 is formedat right 7 angles-to the' 'slots 5 intersecting the same at their central portions.

The tread plates are similarly constructed, and it is thought,therefore, that the description'of one tread plate will be suffici'ent for disclosing the construction of both.

prises an elongated body ,8 having the up wardly extending rail engaging flanges 9 and 10 formed upon one side portion thereof. These flanges 9 and 10 are spaced apart so as to provide the open portion 11 for purposes to be hereinafter set forth. Upon Therefore, by referring to Fig. 7: it will be seen that eachtread plate comjacent each end of the tie beneath the rail 75 is intended that the spurs 3 when struck much reduced upon any one spur, since allof the spurs are constructed so as to take up the strain, and two of the spurswill take up the strain upon their side edges and will thus be prevented from being bent from their position independent of second arysecuring means. Two tread plates being positioned upon the base plate, as

clearly shown in Fig. 4. \Vhen a rail, as.

shown at 15, having a broad lower portion 16 is positioned upon the tread plates the rail engaging flanges 9 and 10 of the tread plates will engage the side surface of the thereon.

these tread plates it will be seen that they lower portion 16 of the rail. Atthis time the anchor flanges 12 depending from the plate 8 will extend into the parallel slots .5 formed in the base plate, as shown in Fig.

8, and thus it will be seen that the tread plates 8 will be efficiently retained from creeping or slipping upon the base plate 1.

It is, of course, obvious that the tread. plates are first. positioned upon the base plate by passing the anchor flanges 12 into' the slots 5 before the railis positioned After the rail is positioned upon will be positively held from accidentally jumping from engagement with the base. plate so as. to. allow the rail 15 to become loose. After the rail has been positioned upon the tread plates, the spikes .17 may bev passed through the openings 2 formed in the base plate 1, and driven into thetie 14.

It will be seen that the heads 18 of the. spikes 17 will engage the base or lower portion. 16 of the rail 15'and will positively,

anchor the rail. in engagement with the tread plates 8. It will be noted by referring particularly to Fig. 4 that only two of the openings 2 are exposed, so that after the tread plates 8 have been positioned upon the base plate 1, and the rail 15 placed upon these tread plates only two spikes are required for positively anchoring these elements in engagement with each other. Furthermore it will be seen that the openings 2 are constructedor formed within the base .platel' so as. to be in direct alinement for registering with the open space 11 formedbetween the rail engaging flanges 9 and 10,of the plates 8. It will be seenthat by providing the reinforcingstrip .6 any. tendencyof the anchor flanges 12 to move toward each other is eliminated, as

. these anchor flanges will;fit snugly within the eldest, as shownclearly in Fig. 3. V v

' positioned upon the base plate 1 the anchor flanges 12 may be. passed into the slot 7, as shown in Fig. 10, as sufiicient space is provided to accommodatethe two flanges at one time. The rail may then be positioned upon I the tread plates, while the flanges 9 and 10 will anchor the same in its correct position as hereinbefore set forth. At this time the spikes 17 may bepassed through the unobstructed openings 2 as hereinbefore set forth, for-anchoring the several elements in their correct; engagement with each other. In; otherrespects the device as disclosed in Fig. 10 operates similarly to the manner in-which it operates as above set forth. It is simply intended to provide the base platewith an additional slot 7 so that when rails having narrow lowerorbase portions are used, thebaseplatemay be shifted so. as to hold the tread plates adjacent each. other, thereby providing the correct space between the rail engaging flanges 9 and 10, for the accommodation. of thereduced sized rails.

By referring to Fig. 11 it will be seen that a slightly modified form of a base plate has been provided wherein the plate 19 has a very wide slot 20 and a transversely extending slot. 7 This plate 19' is furtherprovided with openings 2 through which the spikes may be passed when driven, into the ties, so as to positively retain the platein its correct position upon the ties. In other words, this plate 19 is. formed similarto the preferred form of .the plate asdisclosed in Fig. 5withthe exanchor. flanges 12 are carried within the.

slot/7.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that, a very efficient railroad railholder has been provided, whereinthe base. plate is firstpositloned upon a tie, after which .a pair oftread platesare positioned in engagement 1 withthe base. plate and are positively retained in their correct positions by means of the anchor, flanges which 5 will fit within the slotsformed on thebaseplate, The rail then being placed upon the tread plates is further anchored in position by means of the spikes which pass through the openings formed in the base plate for retaining the several elements in their correct positions, and thus prevent the accidental displacement of the plates or the rail. By the construction as hereinbefore set forth it will be seen that the rail will be held from creeping or springing, whereby the rail will also be retained in its correct position by means of the rail engaging flanges of the tread plates.

What is claimed is:

1. In a railroad rail holder of the class described, the combination of a base plate, said base plate provided with openings adjacent its corners, said base plate provided with depending pointed spurs extending from said openings, each of said spurs extending at right angles to its two adjacent spurs, whereby all of the spurs when driven into a tie willtakeup the strain of retaining the plate in a set position, two of the spurs taking up the strain upon their edge portions so as to prevent their being bent, and means carried upon said base plate for engaging a rail and retaining the same in a set position.

2. In a railroad rail holder of the class described, the combination of a base plate, said base plate being provided with openings adjacent its corners, said base plate provided with depending pointed spurs extending from said openings, each of said spurs extendingat right angles to its two adjacent spurs, whereby all of the spurs when'driven into avtie will take up the strain of retaining the plate in a set position, two of the spurs taking upthe strain upon their edge portions so as to prevent their being bent or injured, and tread plates adjustably mounted upon said base plate for engaging a rail for retaining the rail in a set position.

3. In a railroad rail holder of the class described, the combination of a base plate,

means foranchoring said base plate upon a tie, said base plate provided wvith slots formed therein and extending at right angles to each other, tread plates positioned.

upon said base plate, said tread plates provided with a plurality of depending anchor flanges formed upon their side edges, saidsaid plate provided with an enlarged slot formed therein at right angles to said parallel slots and intersecting the same adjacent their central portions, tread plates positioned upon said base plate, a plurality of anchor flanges formed upon the side edges of said tread plates, the anchor flanges of each tread plate being formed at a distance apart, said anchor flanges being adapted to fit within said parallel slots when so desired to accommodate a large rail and to engage each other and fit within said last-mentioned slot for accommodating a smaller rail, the space between said anchor flanges being sufficient to accommodate the breadth of said reinforcing strip, and means formed upon the remaining side edges of said tread plates for holding a rail in engagementiwith said tread plates and preventing lateral movement.

5. In a railroad rail holder of the class described, the combination of a base plate,

said base plate provided with openings adjacent its corners, tread plates positioned upon sa1d base plate, means for retaining said tread plates in an adjusted set position I upon said base plate, a plurality of rail engaging flanges formed upon the side edges of said tread plates, the flanges upon each of said tread plates being formed at distances apart thereby forming anopen space, the

open space of said tread plates registering with the openings formed in said base plate, said tread plates being adapted to support a rail, whereby said rail engaging flanges will hold the rail against lateral movement, and the open space in said tread plates and the In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

JENNINGS E. FOGLE.

copies of this patent may be obtained tor five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. O."

openings of said base plate being adapted to accommodate spikes for holding the plates in engagement with each other. 

